MCD downplaying dengue spread?
New Delhi: If the numbers shared with TOI by six private hospitals (including a hospital chain) are any indicator, the dengue outbreak in the capital this season is far more serious than what MCD is willing
New Delhi: If the numbers shared with TOI by six private hospitals (including a hospital chain) are any indicator, the dengue outbreak in the capital this season is far more serious than what MCD is willing
Eight more people lost their lives due to dengue fever in the city on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 274. The victims included 45-year-old Muhammad Yousaf from Gujranwala who died in the Services Hospital,
With 14 more people testing positive for the virus, the number of dengue cases in the city this year rose to 450. However, this figure is less compared to dengue cases reported last October, said MCD health
Another five people including four women died of dengue fever in various city hospitals on Monday, raising the death toll to 235. Anwer Bibi ,60, of Mughalpura, Mussarat Bano ,53, and Amna Javed ,26,
Dengue continues attacking civilians and claiming lives, killing seven more, including five women, on Monday, while taking the death toll to 265. 42-year-old Shah Jahan from Thoker Niaz Baig and 18-year-old
AHMEDABAD: The attack of dengue and malaria in the city may be more severe than what is reflected by the figures given out by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The situation is grave as the civic
After a gap of three years, chikungunya, a viral disease spread by mosquitoes, has struck in a big way at a village in Kalka. Of the 21 people from Majra Mehtab village who had reported at the local
A sharp increase in number of dengue patients has been witnessed in the recent days, even as Health Minister Rao Narender Singh today claimed that the government had taken steps to control dengue and other
Another seven people lost their lives on account of dengue fever during the last 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 224, of which, 200 relate to Lahore. Secretary Agriculture Punjab (Focal Person
Fifty-year-old Anita Murari, wife of Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) director Dr Atul Murari, died of haemorrhagic shock induced by dengue fever at the B L Kapur Memorial Hospital in the early hours
City Has Reported 375 Cases Since January Gandhinagar: Ahmedabad has recorded the highest number of dengue cases in the state since January this year. Till October 2, dengue cases in the city were 34
Another seven people lost their lives due to dengue fever during the last 24 hours, of which, six died in Lahore and one in Gujranwala. Director General Health Punjab Dr Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry told media
During the past 18 days, Chandigarh has witnessed an upsurge in the number of dengue cases reported from different hospitals, both within the city as well as the region. While the total number of cases
Cases of dengue, even deaths have been reported in the state, while health officials say that things are under control. An official in the health department, requesting anonymity, said, “Due to the ongoing
Dengue claimed eight more lives on Monday in Lahore, taking the death toll to 223 in the city. The victims were 40-year-old Nasir Bashir of Shakargarh, Zareena, 50, resident of Farooq Ganj, Amina, 30,
Another nine people lost their lives during the last 24 hours on account of dengue fever, Secretary Health Punjab Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, said. Briefing media about the steps taken by the government for
New Delhi: With 10 more people testing positive for dengue, the total number of cases rose to 293 in the city even as the MCD has launched a special awareness drive targeting schools. “Ten new cases
Vector-borne diseases impose enormous health and economic burdens and additional methods to control vector populations are clearly needed. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) has been successful against
The total number of people affected by dengue in the city has risen to 283, with 72 people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease in the past one week here. Eight new cases of dengue were reported
Another four patients died of dengue virus in the provincial capital on Sunday. Reports said 65-year-old Kursheed Ahmad died of the virus at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Muhammad Saleem of GOR-II and Muhammad